Manufacture of cigarettes



Jurie 11, W35. 5. w. BUNKER MANUFACTURE OF CIGARETTES Filed OCQ. 31,1934 fwvenfof. pin Wirwfiazz 247M UN TED rarestcortice-a" y r y iMAnoinetroR-iiornicknames) y 5 SanaWinfield-Bettamat, emana es L1 ASIgHOrtePFiIter Tips Iiimited,;I1ondon,;=England, a British company IApplication October 31, 1934, Serial No.750,905 In Great Britain July14, 1933 f 4 Claims (Cl. 131-39) This invention relates to themanuiacture of of example with reference to the accompanying cigaretteshaving cork or like tips with or withdiagrammat c w in e out filter tipsor like stub prti0ns t Figure 1 is a part sectional side elevationillus- It has before been proposed to providemeans t in e embodiment; ai l in association with a continuous rod cigarette eu sa 3 d 4 arevertical sections e 5 machine whereby a tipping strip is fed transv y 0nthe lines II- II- and versely in relation to the cigarette rod by mecha-Figure i n I nism which is reciprocatable as a whole in the Carrying hinvention o e fe accord directionof movement of the cigarette rod, thet0 one embodiment and t reference to the tips after cutting 01f from thetipping strip and accompanying diagrammatic i Strips 10 pasting beingapplied to the cigarette rod and of cork t like maybe app d to t 0 1-wrapped around the same by the provision of a tinuous Cigarette Ted 2 ymeans o a d u 8 vsuccession of forming devices, ing holes 8a, such drum8 being rotatable on an n The present invention has for its object toproinner d u r sleeve having a 3 d vide an improved method of and meansfor ape ed to a Suction p p that by Vacuum 15 plying cork tips to apre-iormed cigaretterod t the t p l o k or like tipih material or tube.l v may be picked up from a pasting and cutting'de- According to thepresent invention the im- Vice l0 a d ay be r d a ey have b iprovedtmethod for the production of cigarettes brought into C n act W ththe c garette rod 2. The provided with cork orlike tips comprisesfeeding strips 1 y be Wrapped around the for 20 lengths of tippingmaterial longitudinally into nstan y a lle 3 a d pa s f rs 4a engagementwith a continuous cigarette rod or 5d acting in e s a illustrated inFigures cigarette paper tube and positioning the; lengths 3 and S0 h theSeam 0f the Cork 0 like p n of tipping material on the rod or tube sothatthe ,coincides with or is in definite relation to the seam i seam ofthe tipping material is in alignment with l f e ci a et ed 2, wh latteri b qu 25 or in definite relation to the seam of thecigarette out chinto lengths in the usual manner. Prefrod or cigarette paper tube, andthereafter wraperablythe cigarette rod 2 has a crimped seam ping thelengths of tipping material around the p odu ed by a crimp g device 6 ofany suitable rod or tube. kind and the rod 2 maybe guided to the corktip- The invention furthermore includes the method applying means bymeans of a tubular or other 30;

for the production of cigarettes provided with guide 'l. The cigaretterod may contain aconcork or i like tips which comprises continuouslytinuous filling of tobacco or may contain a comforming a cigarette rodor cigarette paper tube posite filling consisting of alternatelengths ofhaving a crimpe d seam and thereafter applying tobacco andfilter tip orstub material. 3:, lengths of cork or like tipping material thereto! Itwill be appreciated that, inasmuchas the 13 According to the invention,moreover, apparaseam of the cigarette paper case, which may be tus forcarrying out the method hereinbeiore spac a crimped seam, is formedbefore the application ified comprises means adapted to feed previouslyof the cork or like tip, such seam is thereby pasted lengths of cork orlike tipping material strengthened in that a double seam is'obtained. 4olongitudinally into contact with a continuous cig- Since the method ofthe presentinvention may 40 arette rod or cigar'ettepaper tube and meansfor be applied with equal advantages to the tipping wrapping the lengthsof tipping material around of continuous cigarette rods or cigarettepaper he r d r u The len hs f tipping ma erial tubes, the termscigarette rod and cigarette may beapplied' to the cigarette rod or tubeby paper tube have been used synonymously in i means of a drumdeviceadapted to pick up the the appended claims. i

lengthsof tipping material from a pasting device What I claim is: and torelease such lengths after the latter have 1. A method of app ying tipsto a moving Ci bee brought into C a t With and positioned on arette rod,comprising moving an endless surface the cigarette rod or tube. The drumdevice may in contact with and at the speed of travel of the be adapted.to pick up the lengths of tippingmacigarette rod, feeding lengths oftipping material 50 terial by vacuum action. The lengths of tipping tosaid surface at spaced intervalsvfor transfer material may be wrappedaround the cigarette ,to said cigarette rod, and wrapping said lengthsrod or tube by means of a series of rollers or the of materialaboutsaid" cigarette rod. equivalent. v 2. A method of applying tips toa moving ciga- The invention is hereinafter described by way retterod,'comprising moving anendless surface 55 in contact with and at thespeed of travel of the cigarette rod, feeding a strip of tippingmaterial toward said surface in the direction of movement thereof,severing lengths of said material, applying the severed lengths atspaced intervals on said surface, and transferring the lengths from themoving surface to said cigarette rod.

3. A method of applying tips to cigarettes, comprising guiding acontinuous cigarette rod into engagement with the circumferentialsurface of a revolving member, feeding lengths of tipping material tothe circumferential surface of said member in a direction substantiallytangentially thereof, applying said lengths at spaced intervals to saidsurface, transferring said lengths of material from said surface to saidcigarette rod, and wrapping the transferred lengths about said rod.

4. A method of applying tips to cigarettes, comprising guiding acontinuous cigarette rod into engagement with the circumferentialsurface of a revolving member, feeding lengths of tipping material atspaced intervals to the circumferential surface of said member in adirection substantially tangentially thereof, maintaining said lengthsof material on said surface during travel toward the cigarette rod,releasing said length of material from said surface when brought intocontact with said cigarette rod, and wrapping said lengths of materialabout said cigarette rod.

SIDNEY WATERFIELD BUNKER.

